Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura

Diocese of Ratnapura Dioecesis Ratnapurensis இரத்தினபுரி மறைமாவட்டத்தின்
Location
Country	Sri Lanka
Ecclesiastical province	Colombo
Metropolitan	Colombo
Statistics
Area	4,968 km2 (1,918 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2010) 1,896,941 25,712 (1.4%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2 November 1995
Cathedral	St. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Ratnapura
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Anton Wyman Croos
Metropolitan Archbishop	Malcolm Ranjith
Bishops emeritus	Ivan Thilak Jayasundara
Website
https://www.dioceseofratnapura.com/

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ratnapura (Lat: Dioecesis Ratnapurensis) is a diocese of the Latin Church of the Roman Catholic Church in Sri Lanka.

Erected as the Diocese of Ratnapura in 1995, from the Diocese of Galle territory, the diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Colombo.

The current bishop is Peter Antony Wyman Croos, appointed in 2024.

Ordinaries

• Malcolm Ranjith (2 Nov 1995 – 1 Oct 2001), appointed to various curial positions and later appointed Archbishop of Colombo (elevated to Cardinal in 2010) ^[1]
• Harold Anthony Perera (29 Jan 2003 – 15 Feb 2005), appointed Bishop of Galle and later Bishop of Kurunegala ^[2]
• Ivan Tilak Jayasundera (20 Jan 2006 – 6 Jul 2006), resigned before episcopal consecration due to poor health ^[3]
• Cletus Chandrasiri Perera, O.S.B. (4 May 2007 – 2024) ^[4]
• Peter Antony Wyman Croos (2024 – present)

See also

• Catholic Church in Sri Lanka

References

1. "Rt. Rev. Dr. Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith". Diocese of Ratnapura Sri Lanka.
2. "Bishop Harold Anthony Perera". Diocese of Ratnapura Sri Lanka.
3. "Former Bishop of Ratnapura Appointed Administrator Of the Diocese". Union of Catholic Asian News. July 19, 2006. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
4. "Bishop Cletus Chandrasiri Perera O.S.B." Diocese of Ratnapura Sri Lanka.

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